1. Annette Verge Stopka SDAIE Language Arts 8th grade
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Room 222
Annette Verge Stopka
SDAIE Language Arts
8th
grade

2. + Combination of: English Language Arts standards
English Language Development standards

3. Standards covered will be in alignment with other 78h grade classrooms
Instructional techniques (SDAIE), texts and methods will differ. More visuals will be used, more oral production done by students, and more repetition and reteaching will be included.

4. Small groups = “Stations”
Student and Teacher
Student group and Teacher
Student group

5. Focus on Reading Strategies
Summarizing
Clarifying
Asking questions
Predicting
Visualizing
Adjusting speed
Making connections
Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self,
Text-to-World, Text-to-Media
Genres of Writing
Narrative
Informative
Persuasive

6. Novels, Small books, Important Texts
The House on Mango Street (fall - winter)
The Giver (spring 2017)
Small books:
A-Z leveled books from classroom library
Newsela

7. Small Group Literacy Instruction
WRITING /VOCABULARY GROUPS
READING GROUPS
Read to Self
Silent, stamina increasing
Read to Someone
Quietly, stamina increasing, enjoyment
Listening to Reading
Work on Writing
Reader’s Notebook, Journals, Comprehension practice
Word Work
Vocabulary, word parts, games
TECHNOLOGY
Achieve 3000
Quizlet.com
Typing.com
Kids A-Z

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